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Thomas Sowell Quotes - Page 8

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The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family- which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars

The assumption that spending more of the taxpayer's money will make things better has survived all kinds of evidence that it has made things worse. The black family- which survived slavery, discrimination, poverty, wars and depressions- began to come apart as the federal government moved in with its well-financed programs to “help.”

War, Government, Black

Much of the Constitution is remarkably simple and straightforward - certainly as compared to the convoluted reasoning of judges and law professors discussing what is called 'Constitutional law,' much of which has no basis in that document....The real question [for judicial nominees] is whether that nominee will follow the law or succumb to the lure of 'a living constitution,' 'evolving standards' and other lofty words meaning judicial power to reshape the law to suit their own personal preferences.

Real, Simple, Law

Envy plus rhetoric equals "social justice.".

Envy, Justice, Social

Thomas Sowell (2011). “The Thomas Sowell Reader”, p.399, Basic Books

Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.

Mistake, Decision, Vision

One of the most important skills for political success is the ability to make confident assertions of absurdities or lies.

Lying, Skills, Political

People who believe in evolution in biology often believe in creationism in government. In other words, they believe that the universe and all the creatures in it could have evolved spontaneously, but that the economy is too complicated to operate without being directed by politicians.

Believe, Government, People

Virtually everything that the government does costs more than when the same thing is done in private industry - whether it is building housing, running prisons, collecting garbage, or innumerable other things. Why in the world would we imagine that health care would be the exception?

Running, Government, Doe

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.

Civilization, Generations, Too Late

Thomas Sowell (2007). “A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles”, p.108, Hachette UK

The fatal attraction of government is that it allows busybodies to impose decisions on others without paying any price themselves. That enables them to act as if there were no price, even when there are ruinous prices - paid by others.

Government, Decision, Fatal Attraction

Thomas Sowell (2013). “Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays”, p.225, Hoover Press

People who decry the fact that businesses are in business "just to make money" seldom understand the implications of what they are saying. You make money by doing what other people want, not what you want.

People, Want, Facts

"Rosa Parks and history" by Thomas Sowell, townhall.com. October 27, 2005.

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

Income, Might, Pay

Since this is an era when many people are concerned about 'fairness' and 'social justice,' what is your 'fair share' of what someone else has worked for?

People, Justice, Political

Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.397, ReadHowYouWant.com

Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism.

Intelligent, Ideas, People

"Random thoughts" by Thomas Sowell, www.jewishworldreview.com. October 17, 2005.

Our national problems usually do not cause nearly as much harm as the solutions.

Causes, Problem, Harm

Thomas Sowell (2013). “Controversial Essays”, p.312, Hoover Press

The minimum wage law very cleverly is misnamed. The real minimum wage is zero. That is what many inexperienced and low skilled people receive as a result of legislation that makes it illegal to pay them what they are currently worth to an employer.

Zero, Real, Law

Thomas Sowell (2013). “Controversial Essays”, p.55, Hoover Press

How are children supposed to learn to act like adults, when so much of what they see on television shows adults acting like children?

Children, Acting, Adults

Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare.

Ideas

Thomas Sowell (1996). “Knowledge And Decisions”, p.3, Basic Books

Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society.

Self, Path, Resistance

Competition does a much more effective job than government at protecting consumers.

Jobs, Government, Competition

Thomas Sowell (1987). “Compassion Versus Guilt and Other Essays”, William Morrow

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.

Sarcastic, Truth, Honesty

It is amazing how many of the intelligentsia call it "greed" to want to keep what you have earned, but not greed to want to take away what somebody else has earned, and let politicians use it to buy votes.

Greed, Use, Want

Not since the days of slavery have there been so many people who feel entitled to what other people have produced as there are in the modern welfare state, whether in Western Europe or on this side of the Atlantic.

Europe, People, Slavery

"Random Thoughts". townhall.com. October 16, 2012.

The New York times' long-standing motto, 'All the News That's Fit to Print,' should be changed to reflect today's reality: 'Manufacturing News to Fit an Ideology.'

New York, Reality, Long

Thomas Sowell (2010). “Dismantling America: And Other Controversial Essays”, p.266, Basic Books

You need only visit campuses where whole departments feature soft courses preaching a sense of victimhood and resentment, and see the consequences in racial and ethnic polarization on campus.

Needs, Resentment, Campus

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